The investigation continues into the tragic killing of an on-duty Oakland police officer last week who was among several officers responding to an alleged cannabis dispensary burglary. And over the holiday weekend, the OPD says it made “several” arrests.
“In collaboration with our law enforcement partners, OPD has made significant progress in the investigation, resulting in several additional arrests over the weekend,” the department said in a press statement Tuesday. “This is just the beginning of a lengthy legal process; we are hopeful that it will start the healing for Officer Le’s grieving family and our entire OPD family.”
“We are all devastated by this senseless act of violence, and our hearts continue to mourn his passing,” the statement added.
According to the department, one of the arrests just occurred in the last 12 hours, but the suspects have not been named.
The shooting happened early in the morning on December 29, and plain-clothed officer Tuan Le was fatally shot, while another officer was shot and sustained an injury. According to Oakland police, the officers did not fire on the suspects, but were themselves fired on in an ambush-style shooting, after they began to pursue the suspects believed involved in the second burglary at